Kaspersky will scan files, outgoing and incoming instant messages, web traffic, and more if you want it to. Protection can be toggled on or off for all sorts of common tasks, like using IM or emails. Adjusting the protection level has a very Windows-like slider with three positions: high, recommended, and low. The color scheme is a cool mint green and white, staying on-brand, but much of what's inside the app resembles some of the older menus on Windows. Everything is very simply laid out and easy to access. Rather than stylized icons, navigation is hyperlink based, and is in a column on the left of the app. The interface for Kaspersky is also uncluttered, but it doesn't quite have that flare of elegance of the other two. Those two look almost as though they're native Windows apps, with clean, minimalist design. In fact, it looks kind of old-fashioned next to sleeker interface's like those on BitDefender and Avast. The basic package covers three PCs for one year for $49.99, and there's a 30-day trial (See it at ) / (See it at .uk).Īesthetically, Kaspersky doesn't try to do anything too flashy or stylistic.
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As its name implies it's a full package of anti-virus that covers files, email, "web" and even IM. Kaspersky offers a few different solutions for security depending on your needs (like all the other firms), and I tested its Anti-Virus suite to see how it compares to the competition. Note that if you click on one of these links to buy the product, IGN may get a share of the sale. They’re evaluated based on ease of use, price, features, and a variety of testing performed by our editor and IGN's sister-site for scan times, false positives, and correct identification of threats. IGN is reviewing all the biggest antivirus programs all month long.